Karel Pilar was born December 23, 1977 in Prague, Czech Republic. The 3rd choice, 111th overall selection of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Pilar came to North America in 2001-02 after spending the previous season as a member of Litvinov in the Czech Republic.

Known primarily as a stay at home defenseman, Pilar showed some offensive upside with Litvinov in 2000-01 finishing second in team scoring with 38 points. Following a strong season in the Czech Republic, Pilar joined the Leafs AHL affiliate in St. John's where he spent the better part of the 2001-02 season while suiting up for 23 regular season and eleven playoff games with the parent club. Pilar split the first half of the 2002-03 season between Toronto and St. John's, but played only 24 games between the two teams before missing the rest of the season with a virus.

In 2003-04, Pilar suited up for 50 games with Toronto, registering 19 points (2-17-19). He would spend the next two seasons in his native Czech Republic with HC Sparta Praha honing his skills. In 2006-07 he returned to North America and saw action in 10 games with the Toronto Marlies before he signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Thrashers.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1999-00

HC Chemopetrol Litvinov

CzRep

49

2

12

14

61

7

0

0

0

4

2000-01

HC Chemopetrol Litvinov

CzRep

52

12

26

38

52

4

1

1

2

25

2000-01

Czech Republic

WC-A

9

0

0

0

6

+8

2001-02

Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL

23

1

3

4

8

+3

11

0

4

4

12

2001-02

St. John's Maple Leafs

AHL

52

10

14

24

26

+2

2002-03

Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL

17

3

4

7

12

-7

2002-03

St. John's Maple Leafs

AHL

7

2

5

7

28

-7

2003-04

Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL

50

2

17

19

22

+2

1

1

0

1

0

2003-04

St. John's Maple Leafs

AHL

6

3

4

7

6

+1

2004-05

HC Sparta Praha

CzRep

52

13

15

28

70

2005-06

HC Sparta Praha

CzRep

6

0

1

1

20

14

3

3

6

45

2006-07

Toronto Marlies

AHL

10

2

5

7

6

-2

2006-07

HC Sparta Praha

CzRep

1

0

0

0

2

2007-08

Chicago Wolves

AHL

45

2

24

26

48

+7

3

0

0

0

6

2008-09

HC Sparta Praha

CzRep

13

2

3

5

32

11

0

3

3

50

2008-09

Metallurg Magnitogorsk

KHL

24

1

5

6

22

2009-10

HC Benzina Litvinov

CzRep

37

6

19

25

79

4

0

1

1

16

2010-11

CSKA Moscow

KHL

42

3

2

5

28

2011-12

Lev Poprad

KHL

31

1

16

17

34

2011-12

Vaxjo Lakers HC

Sweden

13

0

4

4

6

2012-13

HC Sparta Praha

CzRep

25

1

12

13

62

7

5

1

6

6

2012-13

HK Donbass Donetsk

KHL

17

0

2

2

36

2013-14

HC Sparta Praha

CzRep

44

8

21

29

42

10

1

3

4

10

2014-15

Mountfield HK Hradec Kralove

CzRep

9

0

9

9

2

2014-15

HC Sparta Praha

CzRep

25

2

9

11

30

10

2

6

8

10

2015-16

Mountfield HK Hradec Kralove

CzRep

47

7

19

26

66

3

0

1

1

6

2016-17

Anyang Halla

AsiaHL

12

1

3

4

6

2016-17

HC Verva Litvinov

CzRep

20

5

3

8

20

5

0

1

1

4

NHL Totals

90

6

24

30

42

12

1

4

5

12

Missed remainder of 2002-03 season, the start of 2003-04 season and the majority of the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons after being diagnosed with a heart condition, January, 2003. Signed as a free agent by Sparta Praha (CzRep), August 9, 2004. Signed as a free agent by Atlanta, August 8, 2007. Claimed on waivers by Chicago from Atlanta, September 27, 2007. Claimed on waivers by Atlanta from Chicago, October 2, 2007.